Lois Lowry Quotes

When I wrote 'The Giver,' it contained no so-called 'bad words.' It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of 'The Giver'; there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power.

Lois Lowry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1937

Topics

PowerWordsRacismWorldSociety

I'm a big fan of the Foo Fighters, Ben Harper, Amos Lee, Coldplay, Corinne Bailey Rae and Chris Thile... to name a few.

Jimi Westbrook

NameBigBig FanFanFightersFew

Everything the human being heard from the beginning, saw with its eyes, looked upon and touched with its hands was a living word; for God was the word.

Johann Georg Hamann

GodEyesBeginningHandsLivingSaw

I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved.

John Malkovich

LoseNowTemperWellVeryOften

In manufacturing, too much work is beyond repetitive - it is inhumane. The people doing this work aren't doing it because they want to - they are doing it because they have families to feed and clothe.

Steve Jurvetson

WorkPeopleDoingToo MuchWant

I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.

Shirley Jones

FamilyNamePicturesNobodyDone

To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

Rod Taylor

EarlyDegreeDaysLeanLargeThose

If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.

Joyce Brothers

GoNeverWouldTourHeMacbeth

Well, I mean, bread, I mean, I've got to have bread too to live.

Anthony Quinn

LiveBreadMeanGotWellToo

As soon as I get on the plane, I go straight to the bathroom and give myself a little minifacial. MV Organic Skincare does a rose oil spray that is absolutely gorgeous and amazing.

Poppy Delevingne

MyselfAmazingRoseGoBathroomOil

I've been on 'Oprah' a dozen times, and cried once.

Tyler Perry

BeenDozenOnceCriedTimesOprah

My passion for fashion originated in my mother's closet. She was a woman who loved fashion. She enjoyed dressing up a lot, and she had a closet that was like her sacred room that belonged only to her. She wouldn't let us go in and play there very often.

Nina Garcia

MotherPassionWomanFashionLoved

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

Norah Jones

CrazyEndingYouGoSeeOut

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